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I went to Gothenburg, as part of the We Are Beer team, to brew a collaboration beer with Dugges and managed to squeeze in a few of the week’s events. From the brief snapshot that I experienced GBG is a city with a strong, thriving, and creative beer scene, not unlike the punk scene of a small town - small and tightly knit, but no worse off for it; a proper ‘scene’.

You might know us through our festivals, you might not. Anyway, We Are Beer and welcome to our new digital publication, all about modern beer culture – creativity, people and places. Who are we? Our journey in beer began in earnest in 2013, with a small festival in London. Actually, the London Craft Beer Festival...

To celebrate the launch of We Are Beer and the 2018 festivals we've created a special collaboration beer with Dugges, Wiper & True, Tempest and Gipsy Hill. Released in three editions throughout the year; this is a journey in flavour you don't want to miss.

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It’s #InternationalBeerDay! Apparently?! What that actually means we have no idea, but if it’s a reason for the national press to bash out a few listicles, then we’re fully behind it. All jokes aside, the thing we love about modern beer more than anything is the culture around it, and all the people who drive…

Ahead of our very first Beer Central at 119 Digbeth, we wanted to give you all a little insight into what we have planned. Here’s 9 things to know about the festival. The ultimate beer festival Beer Central is the celebration of modern craft beer – it’s all about passionate brewers, great beers, and a…

Edinburgh, another awesome weekend with you guys to add to the list! We were stoked to welcome you guys back to the Biscuit Factory in Leith on the 24th and 25th May to enjoy some of the very best craft beer, food and music on offer from some of our favourite people. Cheers to the…

As well as a stellar lineup of some of Bristol’s best kitchens, we’ve got one of our favourite venues, Two Belly, serving up some delicious cheese. We spoke asked them to pick their three current favourite combos! Moor Beer Co Benny Havens (barley wine) with Coolea (pasteurised cow’s milk). The rich and boozy fruit notes…

We’re currently raising £300,000 to launch Bigfoot – a weekend campaign festival that brings together the best in food, beer and music. Head over to Crowdcube to invest today and get VIP tickets, exclusive merch and equity! Capital at risk. Hey guys! Super excited for Mel ‘n Mint! So, what’s your favourite beer and food combo? We…

We’re currently raising £300,000 to launch Bigfoot – a weekend campaign festival that brings together the best in food, beer and music. Head over to Crowdcube to invest today and get VIP tickets, exclusive merch and equity! Capital at risk. Ahead of our first Beer Central Festival in Birmingham this June, we spoke to Thomas Maher, Director…

We’re currently raising £300,000 to launch Bigfoot – a weekend campaign festival that brings together the best in food, beer and music. Head over to Crowdcube to invest today and get VIP tickets, exclusive merch and equity! Capital at risk. We headed to Left Handed Giant in St Philips, Bristol, last week with our friends Good Chemistry,…

What are you excited for at Edinburgh Craft Beer Festival? Aizle: “We are excited about doing a new event for us , its a little bit different than what we usually do so it gets us out into town for a couple days!” Harajuku Kitchen: “I’m excited to meet all the beer makers and food…

We’re currently raising £300,000 to launch Bigfoot – a weekend campaign festival that brings together the best in food, beer and music. Head over to Crowdcube to invest today and get VIP tickets, exclusive merch and equity! Capital at risk. We headed over to our Leith neighbours Pilot at the end of March to brew the official…

After an impressive number of entries and an extended deadline, the time came last Friday to judge our second Raise The Bar competition. With over 65 entries from all over the UK, our panel of judges—Earth Station’s Jenn Merrick, award-winning freelancer writer Matthew Curtis, award-winning head brewer of Wild Card Brewery Jaega Wise, our partner…

F*ck I’m Hungry is simple: we ask five people who both love good food and great booze, about their favourite places to eat, and why. Charlie Harding, Food Blogger and Stout Advocate: “If you ask me, fried food and beer is the ultimate, uncontested food combo to have come out of the modern age. There…

There’s so much to love about modern beer festivals. From the excited, giddy atmosphere to the huge range of beer on offer, through to the mouth-watering food from talented chefs, time spent with friends and sharing that incredible beer you just discovered. Festivals are a hive of creativity, of excitement; an event fuelled by joy….

Style Icons is a series of quick-fire interviews with some of the people making the best representations of a range of styles. Considered one of the best breweries for (but by no means limited to) hoppy, juicy, hazy beer, Cheltenham’s DEYA produce one of our favourite Pale Ales: Steady Rolling Man. Regardless of the ubiquity…

Fridge Fillers is a series of reviews of beers we find in our fridge, from exciting new brews to the old favourite we just keep coming back to. If, like me, you had a festive period filled with too much food (including two full, over-indulgent Christmas dinners—don’t ask) and too much rich, warmingly decadent booze, you’ll…

Style Icons is a series of quick-fire interviews with some of the people making the best representations of a range of styles. Annie Clements knows a thing or two about lager. Having co-founded Bristol’s Lost & Grounded Brewers in 2016 with partner Alex Troncoso, the pair have gone on to grow the brewery into one…

Last spring saw the launch of our Raise The Bar competition, a nationwide hunt for the best and most exciting young breweries. The aim was simple: to find four breweries to bring to our three festivals—London, Bristol, and Edinburgh—and get them pouring alongside some of the most established names in the industry. Raise The Bar is back this year for 2019.

Well, 2018 is over. A year that embraced trends unlike any year before it, it saw the continued rise of hazy, juicy IPA, the reactionary Brut IPA step into the game, and the words ‘buyout’ and ‘takeover’ enter the vernacular of the beer world to a greater degree. Arguably, it was one of the most…

We spoke to Healthy Hospo founder Tim Etherington-Judge about his organisation, the importance of sleep, and how the hospitality industry can take better care of itself. Hi Tim! So, what are you doing at the moment? “We’re starting doing some work in Dublin, then we have our first event of the year on the 21st…

24 Hours In… returns with a tour of one of Britain’s most exciting and dynamic brewing cities, Manchester, from Marble Brewery’s Jan Rogers. Jan Rogers is the director of Manchester’s Marble Brewery. A veteran of the city’s illustrious brewing scene, Jan has seen the brewery grow, throughout its history spanning twenty years, from an outfit in the back of a pub, to one of the country’s most respected breweries. Brewery/Taproom: “The best tap room I’ve visited is…

F*ck I’m Hungry is simple: we ask five people who both love good food and great booze, about their favourite places to eat, and why. Melissa Cole, Beer Writer and Journalist: “When you find somewhere that may well have been invented just for your tastes it’s sometimes hard to share it with the world but…

Within Artist’s Palate, we speak to some of our favourite creatives in the beer world about their work, their method, and their inspirations. Kasper Ledet, the creative force behind To Øl’s iconic designs, is a prolific designer, working with brands from all over the world. He’s perhaps best known, however, for his eye-catching and incredibly…

It’s the end of the summer, and as our send-off to the sunny season fast approaches, we asked our friend Kelly Sidgwick of Good Chemistry Brewing for her favourite places in our favourite city in the South West.

For last year’s Bristol Craft Beer Festival, we brewed the first BCBF IPA. This year, for BCBF IPA v2, we thought that rather than bring together breweries from the south west, we’d celebrate the wider spirit of collaboration within modern beer by bringing together two old friends of our festivals, Bristol’s Left Handed Giant, and…

This Monday, as part of Manchester Beer Week, beer writer Melissa Cole launched the Everyone Welcome Initiative. The initiative aims to take a stance against intolerance in beer venues and events – no matter the form in which it appears, and intends to make sure that “everyone who walks through the door is welcome regardless,…

A hugely popular brewery across the UK and Europe, Lervig are known not only for their incredible beer, but also for their eye-catching and unique artwork. This year, for London Craft Beer Festival 2018, we’ve teamed up with them to brew the official LCBF18 beer. Together, we’ve brewed a slightly sour pale ale, called Going…

One of the most exciting features of this year’s London Craft Beer Festival is the two group bars: the East London Brewers’ Bar and the South London Brewers’ Bar. Lily headed out across South London to catch up with the breweries on the latter, and of course, drink some beer. Affinity Brew Co Tucked in a…

This June, The Good Egg’s co-founders Joel Braham and Alex Coppard are bringing their Beer + Bagels series to Soho with a lineup of North America’s best delis, appetizing stores, restaurants and bagel bakeries paired with craft beers from London’s leading breweries. From NYC legends Russ & Daughters to Montreal’s famed Joe Beef and Rooster…

Our co-founder, Greg, headed out to San Sebastian at the end of May to brew a beer with Basqueland Brewing Project and Stone & Wood, for the London Craft Beer Festival. Whilst he was out there, he asked Kevin Patricio, one of the founders of Basqueland, for his recommendations for 24 Hours In San Sebastian.

A few weeks ago, in the unlikeliest of locations, an incredibly exciting historical brewing project took place. On a nano-brewery kit tucked behind the bar of Pitt Cue, the most exciting and authentic barbecue restaurant in the capital a stone’s throw from London’s Liverpool Street station, an ancient beer was brought back to life. Whilst…

When the invitation to fly down to San Sebastian to join the fun on a collaboration brew between Basqueland Brewing Project and their buddies Stone & Wood came in, I was booking flights before I’d even finished reading the email. A chance to drink beer with buddies, brew a beer, and eat at some incredible…

Great ideas, creative energy, and, realistically, the essence of life itself come from previously unmet entities coming together and creating something new. It’s how the greatest works of art came into being, it’s how the most important inventions were made, and it’s how life, as we know it, began. If you look at modern craft…

We flew out to Copenhagen at the end of last week for Mikkeller’s infamous annual festival – Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen (formerly Copenhagen Beer Celebration). Some of the world’s best and most exciting breweries (and a few producers of other delicious liquids) descended on the Øksnehallen, an exhibition centre that’s more than a century old….

We came up with our new feature ’24 Hours in…’ as a way of featuring the best spots in any given place, picked by local experts with an in-depth knowledge of their city. If you’re looking for the best taproom, restaurant, or simply for something cool to do, then our ‘guides’ will have you covered….

Introducing the 2018 Raise The Bar winners – the four very best new breweries in the country: Boxcar; Burnt Mill; Unity; and West by Three. When we began our journey to throw the best festivals we possibly could, our mission was to support young and up and coming breweries. At that time these were breweries…

I went to Gothenburg, as part of the We Are Beer team, to brew a collaboration beer with Dugges and managed to squeeze in a few of the week’s events. From the brief snapshot that I experienced GBG is a city with a strong, thriving, and creative beer scene, not unlike the punk scene of a small town – small and tightly knit, but no worse off for it; a proper ‘scene’.

To celebrate the launch of We Are Beer and the 2018 festivals we’ve created a special collaboration beer with Dugges, Wiper & True, Tempest and Gipsy Hill. Released in three editions throughout the year; this is a journey in flavour you don’t want to miss.

You might know us through our festivals, you might not. Anyway, We Are Beer and welcome to our new digital publication, all about modern beer culture – creativity, people and places. Who are we? Our journey in beer began in earnest in 2013, with a small festival in London. Actually, the London Craft Beer Festival…